Big earnings from Wills Cup (17 November 1998)
The Wills International Cup turned out to be a financial bonanza for the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which has earned seven crore fifty three lakh fifty nine thousand three hundred and eighty Taka from the meet
17-Nov-1998
17 November 1998
Big earnings from Wills Cup
Our Sports Reporter
All smiles at BCB
The Wills International Cup turned out to be a financial bonanza for
the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), which has earned seven crore fifty
three lakh fifty nine thousand three hundred and eighty Taka from the
meet.
According to a press release issued yesterday but dated November 15,
the bulk amount of the earnings -- Tk 6,73,87,880--came in the form of
gate receipts from the nine-day mega event. All the nine Test-playing
nations took part in the knock-out tourney that attracted almost a
chock-a-block audience at the 37000 capacity Bangabandhu National
Stadium.
The BCB, however, is yet to reveal the expenditure figures of the
meet, organised by the games ruling body, the International Cricket
Council (ICC), to raise fund for the development of cricket.
The following is the break-down of the earnings:
- Ticket sales: Tk 6,73,87,880
- Advertisement: Tk 9,00,000
- IFIC Bank (for sponsoring the ticket sale): Tk 30,00,000
- From Bangladesh Betar and Radio Pakistan: Tk 5,71,500
- Electronic Scoreboard Advertisement: Tk 5,00,000
- Government grant: Tk 30,00,000
Source :: The Bangladesh Daily Star (https://www.dailystarnews.com)